Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. : DLS is Hawaii's locally owned clinical and diagnostic testing medical lab

Ordering Code	5046
Test Name	Mercury, Hair
Preferred Specimen	Hair Pencil-thick bundle of hair, cut at roots. Wrap with twist tie at root end.
Preferred Container	Sterile Container
Other Specimen/Container	None
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Ambient Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 7 Days Refrigerated: 30 Days Frozen: 2 Months
Rejection Criteria	Insufficient quantity
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	Up to 12 Days Other: Assay time is 7 days.
Methodology	Inductively Coupled Plasma/ Mass Spectrometry
Reference Lab	National Medical Services, Inc.

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 25, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
Mercury, Hair	ALL								See report.